South Africa Passport Ranking 2024: Visa Free Countries

Passport Ranking

South Africa's passport holds a prestigious position in the global passport rankings for 2024. As one of the world's most powerful travel documents, it offers its holders exceptional global mobility and access to a vast number of countries without the need for prior visa arrangements.

Ranking and Travel Freedom

Global Ranking: South Africa's passport is ranked 48th in 2024.

Visa-Free Access: Passport holders of South Africa enjoy the privilege of traveling to 106 countries through visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.

This high ranking reflects South Africa's strong diplomatic relations and agreements with nations around the world, making it an invaluable asset for international travel, business, and cultural exchange.

Visa-Free Countries for South Africa's Passport Holders

Here you can find the all 106 countries for South Africa's passport holders:

Visa-free access destinations

*visa on arrival, **eTA

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Armenia *
• Angola
• Argentina
• Barbados
• Burundi *
• Benin
• Bolivia (Plurinational State of) *
• Brazil
• Bahamas
• Botswana
• Belize
• Cook Islands
• Chile
• Costa Rica
• Cabo Verde *
• Djibouti *
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt *
• Ethiopia *
• Fiji
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• Micronesia (Federated States of)
• Gabon
• Grenada
• Georgia
• Ghana
• Gambia
• Guatemala
• Guinea-Bissau *
• Guyana
• Hong Kong
• Honduras
• Haiti
• Indonesia *
• Israel
• Iran (Islamic Republic of) *
• Jamaica
• Jordan *
• Kenya
• Kyrgyzstan *
• Cambodia *
• Kiribati
• Comoros *
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Korea, Republic of **
• Cayman Islands
• Lao People's Democratic Republic *
• Saint Lucia
• Sri Lanka **
• Lesotho
• Madagascar
• Marshall Islands *
• Macao
• Mauritania *
• Montserrat
• Mauritius
• Maldives *
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nigeria *
• Nicaragua
• Nepal *
• Niue
• Oman
• Panama
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pakistan **
• Palestine, State of
• Palau *
• Paraguay
• Qatar *
• Réunion
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Saudi Arabia *
• Seychelles *
• Singapore
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha *
• Sierra Leone *
• Senegal
• Somalia *
• El Salvador
• Eswatini
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Thailand
• Tajikistan *
• Timor-Leste *
• Tunisia
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tuvalu *
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• Uruguay
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
• Virgin Islands (British)
• Vanuatu
• Samoa *
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Visa required access destinations

• Andorra
• United Arab Emirates
• Afghanistan
• Anguilla
• Albania
• American Samoa
• Austria
• Australia
• Aruba
• Azerbaijan
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bangladesh
• Belgium
• Burkina Faso
• Bulgaria
• Bahrain
• Bermuda
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
• Bhutan
• Belarus
• Canada
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Switzerland
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Cameroon
• China
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Curaçao
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Germany
• Denmark
• Algeria
• Estonia
• Eritrea
• Spain
• Finland
• Faroe Islands
• France
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• French Guiana
• Gibraltar
• Greenland
• Guinea
• Equatorial Guinea
• Greece
• Guam
• Croatia
• Hungary
• Ireland
• India
• Iraq
• Iceland
• Italy
• Japan
• Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
• Kuwait
• Kazakhstan
• Lebanon
• Liechtenstein
• Liberia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Latvia
• Libya
• Morocco
• Monaco
• Moldova, Republic of
• Montenegro
• Saint Martin (French part)
• North Macedonia
• Mali
• Myanmar
• Mongolia
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Malta
• Mexico
• New Caledonia
• Niger
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Nauru
• New Zealand
• French Polynesia
• Papua New Guinea
• Poland
• Puerto Rico
• Portugal
• Romania
• Serbia
• Solomon Islands
• Sudan
• Sweden
• Slovenia
• Slovakia
• San Marino
• Suriname
• South Sudan
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Chad
• Togo
• Turkmenistan
• Tonga
• Türkiye
• Taiwan, Province of China
• Ukraine
• Uganda
• United States of America
• Uzbekistan
• Holy See
• Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• Viet Nam
• Yemen
• Mayotte